Hell Heron: An Illustrated Story. A new dinosaur discovered in the sands of the Sahara upends an old model.

Hell Heron: An Illustrated Story

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Claire Maldarelli was previously science editor at Popular Science and a senior editor at Inverse. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times and Scholastic publications, among other outlets. She holds an undergraduate degree in neurobiology, physiology, and behavior from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s in science journalism from New York University.
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